Reduction patterns of acute schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China

Despite significant, steady progress in schistosomiasis control in the People's Republic of China over the past 50 years, available data suggest that the disease has re-emerged with several outbreaks of acute infections in the early new century. In response, a new integrated strategy was introd...

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Published in:PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2014-05, Vol.8 (5), p.e2849-e2849
Main Authors: Li, Shi-Zhu, Zheng, Hao, Abe, Eniola Michael, Yang, Kun, Bergquist, Robert, Qian, Ying-Jun, Zhang, Li-Juan, Xu, Zhi-Min, Xu, Jing, Guo, Jia-Gang, Xiao, Ning, Zhou, Xiao-Nong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biology and Life Sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
China - epidemiology
Disease
Disease Outbreaks
Distribution
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infections
Male
Medical case management
Medicine and Health Sciences
Methods
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Prevalence
Public health
Retrospective Studies
River ecology
Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis - epidemiology
Schistosomiasis - prevention & control
Spatio-Temporal Analysis
Young Adult
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Summary:Despite significant, steady progress in schistosomiasis control in the People's Republic of China over the past 50 years, available data suggest that the disease has re-emerged with several outbreaks of acute infections in the early new century. In response, a new integrated strategy was introduced. This retrospective study was conducted between Jan 2005 and Dec 2012, to explore the effectiveness of a new integrated control strategy that was implemented by the national control program since 2004. A total of 1,047 acute cases were recorded between 2005 and 2012, with an annual reduction in prevalence of 97.7%. The proportion of imported cases of schistosomiasis was higher in 2011 and 2012. Nine clusters of acute infections were detected by spatio-temporal analysis between June and November, indicating that the high risk areas located in the lake and marshland regions. This study shows that the new integrated strategy has played a key role in reducing the morbidity of schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China.
ISSN:1935-2735
1935-2727
1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002849